Let's start with the positives:
Processing appears very high.
The wake-up by gradually increasing light intensity work, even with a heavy sleeper like me very well. Also the awakening itself is much less invasive than a loud, sudden alarm beeping.
The wake-up sounds are very nice to hear. Birdsong on a winter / autumn morning should already cause a great atmosphere.
Radio function and "light function". The latter makes when needed for a great atmosphere.
Neutral:
I think he's got a little big. So you need a bit open space on the nightstand. The power supply comes directly to the outlet so that it could also come here to space problems with other devices if necessary. But these are all things that can be solved, so no rating for this.
Now to the negatives:
Manual deficient. Why is not there with a clock description how so EXHIBITING that he will ring an alarm only after 24 hours? (Solution by the way: press light button and radio button).
Furthermore, it is quite tricky that the Snooze function can be activated, among other things by touching the lamp surface. Since this area occupies about 90% of the lamp face, it's just a matter of time before you accidentally oversleep so.
Which brings us to the third problem: Why must the other buttons have so far mounted behind that you need to be almost intuitive first draw on the lampshade to find grip? I find this morning very inconvenient if you want to stop the clock only once and after the two buttons have to look (lamp + Radio) ... with my old alarm clock I could do it blind with one hand ...
That may be all to cope with yet. But at this price, I simply expect several basic functions. This includes:
Reliability - there are here but only partially, since there is no extra battery power is available. Only with a capacitor to buffer short-term power outages. If the current so overnight times longer, the alarm will not ring the next day!
Accuracy - also not given because it is not a radio alarm clock. You have to adjust everything so themselves. Of course, summer / winter time
Planning - every modern clock has at least two alarm times. The Philips also has the. Just bring unfortunately nothing, because you can not specify what should be on which weekday active of the two. Thus, you have time for the weekend disable the alarm 1 and activate alarm 2 ... It's great ... It could even my old Aldi alarm better.
Last but not least: The anticipated Weckmethode bring with me in any case only in so far as success, as I will it aroused little softer. I'm really awake then but not yet and the urge to get up also, I just, like other alarm clocks missing. Because it's different every time, I do not want to incorporate in the standings with this part.
The other points, particularly on the subject of reliability, accuracy and predictability are for me an absolute no-go's, so that a change to this alarm clock will not be eligible. He goes back and therefore gets 2 stars.
With relatively simple means, future successor could but surely chipping away at the 4-5 star brand.
